Cerrone (20-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who picked up a dominant unanimous-decision victory over Noons (11-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view opener, contributed to a bloody night of fighting at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In his bout, he diced both his elbow and face, which gushed blood through the 15-minute affair.

“Sometimes you get cool scars to show people!” the upbeat fighter tweeted afterward.

With the win, Cerrone, who’s ranked No. 11 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA lightweight rankings, moves to 3-1 in his past four fights. As always, he said his goal now is to fight again as soon as possible.

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